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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and
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To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
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Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 8:32 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 626
PUBYAC Digest 626
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Headphones on computers
by Steven Engelfried <sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us>
2) PREPARING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEARING ON CIPA
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
3) Young Adult Service Plans
by "Dorothy Williams" <Dorothy@peabody.whitleynet.org>
4) Fwd: Big Compilation--Favorite Preschool Storytime Craft -and/or
by Leigh Lambert <missleighlambert@yahoo.com>
5) Re: Ivory Snow recipe
by "Lorie J. O'Donnell" <odonnell@midyork.lib.ny.us>
6) Programming and teaching style
by "Ned Wall" <nedwall@rcn.com>
7) Teen Services
by lcole <lcole@du.edu>
8) Teen Services
by lcole <lcole@du.edu>
9) database and websites
by "Melanie Atkinson" <mratkinson@hotmail.com>
10) Mother Goose Time--Seeking Tips and Favorites
by Leigh Lambert <missleighlambert@yahoo.com>
11) Position Available in Michigan
by karp@tln.lib.mi.us
12) clockmaker story solved
by "Taylor Juvenile" <taylorjuv@hotmail.com>
13) Problem Behavior
by "Sandy Hartsel" <hartsesa@oplin.lib.oh.us>
14) 75 Percent of Youth Look for Health on Net
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
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From: Steven Engelfried <sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us>
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I'm hoping to add headphones to our Children's CD-ROM computers (you can
only hear the theme from "Sheila Rae the Brave" so many times, and
I'm
almost there). There's some concern that we shouldn't do this because
of
lice possibilities. I'd love to hear from other libraries who are
using
headphones successfully. Do you clean them daily? Also, if
anyone's had
lice on their headphones in a public library, how have you handled it?
Beyond the lice problem, I'd also like to know if anyone's found an
especially good source for library headphones. We need them to be
sturdy,
have volume control, and reasonably priced, which may be asking too much,
but I hope not...
Steven Engelfried, Children's Division Librarian
Beaverton City Library
12375 SW 5th Street
Beaverton, OR 97005
503-526-2599 sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: PREPARING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEARING ON CIPA
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PREPARING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEARING ON CIPA
http://www.ala.org/news/v7n14/cipa.html
Pre-Midwinter Institute - New Orleans, LA
Thursday, January 17, 2002 - 1:00pm - 7:15pm
CIPA Public Hearings Required by Spring 2002
CIPA has a "public hearing requirement" for receiving e-rate.
That =
provision states that libraries: "shall provide reasonable public
notice =
and hold at least one public hearing or meeting to address the proposed =
Internet safety policy." The Neighborhood Children's Internet
Protection =
Act (NCIPA) has a similar provision. Whi le CIPA's "public
hearings" =
provision can be read to include all public board meetings, some libraries =
have opted to hold separate discussions with their communities. A =
well-managed forum allows libraries to proactively make the community more =
knowledgeable about the Internet and the library's online services, to =
educate about Internet safety and to build community support for the local =
library.
A New Way to Talk and Listen in Your Community
ALA will conduct a workshop to train librarians how to host forums that =
help their diverse communities approach complex issues such as Internet =
safety. The workshop will introduce the tools, methods and theory of =
deliberative forums developed by the National Issues Forums Institute and =
used in communities across the country. Participants will discuss the =
application of this model to community discussions focused on CIPA. =20
Workshop Leaders
Taylor Willingham is a consultant offering training and consulting =
services for non-profit organizations. Taylor is a research associate for =
the Kettering Foundation and a board member for the National Issues Forums =
Institute. She has moderated over 200 forums and taught at over 30
Public =
Policy Institutes. She is former director of the Reading Program, the =
adult literacy service of the Santa Clara County Library, and stays close =
to her love for library literacy services as a member of ALA 's newly-forme=
d Committee on Literacy.
Candace Morgan is Associate Director, Community Library Services, Fort =
Vancouver Regional Library (WA). From 1998 through 2001 she was
president =
of the Freedom To Read Foundation and she is a past chair of ALA's =
Intellectual Freedom Committee. She has provided training in intellectual =
freedom, ethics and related topics for library boards and staffs, as well =
as many library and school organizations.
Also*
Margo Crist, Chair, ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee
Nancy Kranich, ALA Immediate Past President
Judith Krug, Director, ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom=20
Patricia Glass Schuman, Chair, ALA Public Awareness Committee
And Others To Be Announced*.
CIPA - PREPARING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEARING
Pre-Midwinter Institute - New Orleans, LA
Thursday, January 17, 2002 - 1:00pm - 7:15pm
Schedule:
1:00-3:00 p.m. Participate in a forum: =20
"Protecting Our Rights. What Goes on the Internet?"
3:00-3:15 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:15-5:00 p.m. Conducting a Forum Using the Deliberative =
Discourse Method
5:00-5:15 p.m. Refreshment Break
5:15-7:15 p.m. CIPA & Deliberative Discourse, Questions and =
Answers
Cost:
$25, including refreshments and materials*
*Protecting Our Rights: What Goes on the Internet?" -- background
for =
discussion -- will be mailed to registered participants in advance. =
Participants are encouraged to review this background material prior to =
attending the institute.
Registration Deadline: November 15, 2001
Registration limited to 100.
To register:
E-mail: Danielle Alderson (dponton@ala.org)
Registration will be confirmed and payment requested.
For additional information contact:
Mary Ghikas (mghikas@ala.org) or
Danielle Alderson (dponton@ala.org)
ALA Member Programs & Services
1-800-545-2433 x2518=20
1-312-280-2518
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From: "Dorothy Williams" <Dorothy@peabody.whitleynet.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Young Adult Service Plans
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If your library has a YA service plan could you please send me a copy.
=
Our Board is wanting to review all of our policies and this is one of the =
first to be re-evaluated.
Thanks,
dorothy@peabody.whitleynet.org=20
FAX 1-219-244-5653
Dorothy Williams
P.O. Box 406
1160 East Hwy 205
Columbia City, IN 46725
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From: Leigh Lambert <missleighlambert@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Fwd: Big Compilation--Favorite Preschool Storytime Craft -and/or
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--- Leigh Lambert <missleighlambert@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 16:36:11 -0800 (PST)
> From: Leigh Lambert <missleighlambert@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Big Compilation--Favorite Preschool
> Storytime Craft -and/or book
> To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>
> Hello All,
> Thanks for you patience in waiting for this
> compilation. Moreover, thanks to all who
> contributed--what inspirations! And without further
> ado, the compilation:
>
>
> "Leigh Lambert" <missleighlambert@yahoo.com
> pubyac@prairienet.org
> Favorite Preschool Storytime Craft -and/or book
> Sun, 11 Nov 2001 12:13:03 CST
> pubyac@prairienet.org
>
>
> Hi Everyone,
> I am hoping that many of you would share your
> absolute
> favorite Preschool Storytime Craft with me.
> Ofcourse,
> I'm looking for developmentally appropriate ones,
> but
> welcome all responses--especially if such are
> accompanied by any book titles/themes to which you
> connect these crafts. Also, I'm interested in
> finding
> out what your favorite preschool storytime book to
> share is---does not have to be related to said
> craft.
> Thanks soooooooooooooo much,
> Leigh Lambert
> Richmond Public Library
> East End Branch
> Richmond, VA
>
>
> Hello Leigh,
>
> I would like to share my fav book to read at
> storyhour.
> The Napping House by Audry Wood that prize!
> Jennifer Parker
> jmpwel@yahoo.com
>
>
> Are you looking specifically for craft - i.e. items
> you make and take home - or are you looking for
> extension activities that enhance the story that
> you've read. Just asking so I send along the right
> thing. Let me know, please.
> My favorite book to share is King Bidgood's in the
> Bathtub by Audrey Wood. I love the extension for
> that
> too, but it isn't a craft.
> Peace and Blessings,
> Cathy Norman, Youth Services Librarian
> Fairport Harbor Public Library
> Fairport Harbor, OH
> 440-354-8191 ext 23
> csn71650@hotmail.com
>
>
>
> This is an interesting question. If you don't end up
> overwhelmed, I hope you'll compile the responses and
> post it to the list.
>
> My favorite book/craft pairing is Mouse Paint or
> Mouse
> Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh with a collage craft.
> I've
> done this a few times in different settings, and my
> approach has been to give each child a huge piece of
> paper, piles of paper scraps, and glue sticks and
> let
> them go to town. They only marginally get the
> collage
> idea, but they really enjoy all that gluing. ;)
> Sometimes, I've included mouse stickers or mice
> pre-cut out of construction paper to make a more
> solid
> connection between the book and craft.
>
> Another book/craft pairing I enjoy is Chicka,
> Chicka,
> Boom, Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and creating our own
> coconut trees and drawing our favorite letters on
> them. In this, I give the kids cutout trunks and
> palm
> fronds to glue onto their papers to make the tree. I
> then encourage them to draw on the coconuts and
> their
> favorite letters. This is always a lot of fun.
>
> I like both of these because the books are ones the
> kids (and I!) enjoy, the crafts are simple and very
> do-able for preschoolers, and the crafts have a
> clear
> connection to the books.
>
> I'm sure you're going to get some very interesting
> responses. Hope mine helps!
>
> Adrienne Furness
> Maplewood Community Library
> Rochester, NY
> Adrienne Furness" <adge73@yahoo.com>
>
> Mine is making sheep, to parallel a sheep story like
> Farmer Brown's
> sheep
> stories or Tomie DePaola's sheep stories.
> To make, cut out a cloud shape of contact paper.
> Staple the shape onto
> a
> black piece of constr. paper, sticky side up (don't
> expose the sticky
> part
> yet by peeling off the top layer). Add cut-outs of
> feet and sheep
> face,
> taping/gluing down in appropriate places. Kids add
> cottonballs once
> you've
> peeled off the top layer, and you have a cute fluffy
> sheep! This is
> adaptable for any age toddler, I've done with 2's
> 5's
> and in between
> and it
> always works! I do alot of the prep work ahead of
> time with the
> younger
> ones.
>
> Julie Darnall
> Youth Services Librarian
> Chester County Library System
> jdarnall@ccls.org
>
>
> My absolute favorite book to share is The Very
> Hungry
> Caterpillar. It works for all ages. I've use it in
> butterfly programs, insect programs, and a program
> where I just use books by Eric Carle. My favorite
> craft to go along with it is a sandwich bag
> butterfly.
> All you need for the craft is sandwich bags, pipe
> cleaners and construction paper. If you would like
> a
> copy of the instruction sheet I can fax it to you.
> I
> am horrible at giving directions for thing like
> that.
> Just e-mail me your fax number and I'll get it to
> you
> asap. Hope this is what you needed.
>
> =====
> Suzanne Kirk
> Henry County Public Library
> 172 Eminence Terrace
> Eminence KY 40019
> Ph 502-845-5682
> Fax 502-845-4807
> e-mail Suzie_q_40011@yahoo.com
> suzie_q_40011@yahoo.com
>
>
> My favorite preschool storytime book to share is
> Chicka Chicka Boom
> Boom by
> Bill Martin Jr. I use background hip hop beat on my
> keyboard and I do
> a rap
> with it. The kids really enjoy it.
> Tina Hager
> Youth Services Librarian
> Carrollton Public Library at Hebron and Josey
> "Tina Hager" Tina.Hager@cityofcarrollton.com
>
> Mine currently is: (but subject to change without
> notice):
> King, Bob.
> Title: Sitting on the farm /
> Publisher: Orchard Books, New York :
> Date of Publication: 1992.
> a A girl trying to get a little bug off her knee
> enlists the aid of a
> series of
increasingly larger animals. $
> 650; 1; a Animals $ x Songs and music. $
> 650; 1; a Songs. $
> 700; 1 ; a Slavin, Bill. $
> P_Marie (Marie McDermed)" <P_Marie@KCLIBRARY.ORG>
>
>
> Hi Leigh,
>
> My favorite craft is a rainbow that we made after a
> rain-themed
> storytime.
> You will need paper plates, large popsicle sticks,
> streamers in the
> colors
> of the rainbow, glue and colorful stickers.
>
> To make the rainbow, cut a paper plate in half.
> Glue
> a popsicle stick
> to
> the middle of the straight edge and glue the
> streamers
> along the curved
> edge in rainbow color order: red, orange, yellow,
> green, blue, indigo
> and
> violet. Then decorate the stick and plate with
> stickers.
>
> The rainbows are surprisingly pretty and the
> children
> love to run with
> them and wave them. This simple and inexpensive
> craft
> has been my most
> popular.
>
> :) Sarah McGowan, Lincolnwood Public Library
> <smcgowan@ccs.nsls.lib.il.us>
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>
> One of my favorite books for storytime id Elmer by
> David Mckee.
> This is the first in a series about the patchwork
> colored elephant.
> I then have my kids color their own elephant and we
> have a parade
> aroune the room and out to the mothers.
>
> This message was sent to your from Milly Blair
> blair@hotmail.com
>
> Mildred Blair
> Children's Librarian
> Anderson Public Library
> 114 North Main\
> Lawrenceburg, Ky. 40342
>
> Leigh - Thanks for the kudos.
> When I share King Bidgood we take a bubble bath in
> the
> library! This
> is
> accomplished with one of those multi-holed bubble
> wand
> things and it's
> accompanying tray. I usually get one for around $1
> in
> the spring when
> bubbles seem to be everywhere. I set a box fan on a
> shelf in the story
> area, fill the tray with bubble solution, put the
> wand
> in the tray and
> after
> reading the story, turn the fan on high, hold the
> wand
> very close to
> the fan
> and watch the fun begin. The bubbles blow all over
> the place. (I have
> learned to make sure not to put the fan directly
> over
> the books because
> the
> wand will drip when you hold it up. Other than that
> it's very clean
> and
> grand fun.)
>
> My favorite make and take is ink blot butterflies.
> I
> cut out large
> butterfly forms from construction paper before the
> story time. Fold
> them in
> half so there is a noticeable crease in the middle.
> Have the children
> open
> them flat and drip tempera paint on one side or
> both.
> After they have
> dripped the paint on the form, have them fold them
> in
> half again and
> pat
> gently. Open it up and Voila! butterfly! It's
> pretty neat to hear
> the
> oohs and ahhs and each is different. I use this
> with
> THE VERY HUNGRY
> CATERPILLAR or any other favorite butterfly story.
> If
> I'm feeling
> really
> energetic, I cut our two butterflies for each child
> so
> they can take
> one
> home and I can keep one here to hang from the
> ceiling.
> this project is
> not
> messy because they are dripping not painting. I let
> them drip with
> spoons
> or craft sticks or whatever I have. The paint is in
> very small dishes
> around the table so they are not tempted to use a
> lot.
>
> Hope this is useful.
> Peace and Blessings,
> Cathy Norman, Youth Services Librarian
> Fairport Harbor Public Library
> Fairport Harbor, OH
> 440-354-8191 ext 23
> csn71650@hotmail.com
>
> my favorite storytime crafts are the ones that are
> simple, and allow
> the children creative freedom. I hate crafts that
> all
> come out looking
> the same. I have used a monkey in the tree craft
> several times with the
> book Caps for Sale. I xerox a simple sketch of a
> tree
> and give each
> child a copy. I give them round sticky dots like
> the
> ones you get a
> office supply stores. They use two dots to make
> monkeys in the trees (one
> for head, one for body) and draw on face, ears,
> tail,
> arms, and legs.
> This is easy to do with a very large group because
> you
> can give each
> child a small sheet of dots or cut the sheets into
> smaller segments.
> Some children color the tree, and some dont. Some
> put
> the two dots
> together and some don't. Some just like putting
> stickers on paper. Some
> draw faces on the monkeys and some don't. The
> variety
> and creative
> opportunities are great. I also like giving out
> glue,
> blue construction
> paper, and cotton balls to make cloud pictures with
> the story It Looked!
> !
> Like Spilt Milk. Also I like handing out plain
> white
> paper plates
> with eyeholes pre-cut, and letting them use
> construction paper scraps and
> crayons to make monster masks. Then we attach the
> masks to craft
> sticks with tape or staples. This goes with Go Away
> Big Green Monster.
>
>
> Mary Jones
> Bailey Cove Public Library
> Huntsville, AL
> bkworm@mindspring.com
>
> I have 2 to share with you. First...the easiest.
> Comet Ball
> You need 2 colors of crepe paper, and aluminum foil.
> Cut 2 15" lengths of crepe paper.
> Tear off about 16 inches of aluminum foil.
> Put one end of the crepe paper in the center of the
> aluminum foil.
> Ball up the foil, being careful to leave the crepe
> paper "tails"
> hanging
> out. Thats it! They are fun to throw, not messy to
> make..and easy,
> easy,
> easy!
>
> The second is slightly more difficult..but so fun.
> Bubble cups.
> You will need: small plastic (not paper!) cups,
> drinking straws, rubber
> bands, flannel squares (4"x4"), and a hole
> punch,.Dishwashing
> detergent.
> Using the hole punch, punch a hole down one side of
> the cup...about 1
> inch
> down.
> Cut the straw in half, and insert the straw into the
> hole.
> Put the square of flannel over the cup, hold in
> place
> with the rubber
> band.
> Squirt a little water on the flannel to make it
> damp.
> Squirt a little bit of the dishwashing detergent on
> the middle of the
> flannel.
> Have the kids aim the straw up toward the flannel
> and
> blow!
> (caution younger children NOT to inhale)
> Makes a wonderful bubble snake and can be used over
> and over again.
>
> My favorite story for storytime is The Fat Cat by
> Jack
> Kent. A real
> active
> participation book. Hope this helps...L
>
>
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> Laurel S. Rakas
Coordinator of
> Children's Services
> Pemberville Public Library
> Webmaster
> 375 E. Front Street
> General Delivery
phone:
> 419/287-4012
> Pemberville, OH 43450-9999
fax:
> 419/287-4620
> http://library.norweld.lib.oh.us/Pemberville
>
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> "What was interesting about Ohio...is that
> there's
> everything,
> everything that was bitter and sweet and lovely and
> noble about the
> entire
> country in that state."
...Toni Morrison
> laurel rakas" <rakasla@oplin.lib.oh.us
>
>
>
> My favorite craft is making tissue paper butterflies
> with
> (non
> spring type)clothespins. The children color the pin
> green with crayons
> and
> draw two eyes and a mouth on the head of the pin and
> then take 6in
> squares
> of colored tissue paper and push it down. They then
> wind a piece of
> pipecleaner around the head for antennae. It looks
> great, is cheap and
> easy. Of course nothing beats Eric Carle for this
> theme. When you get
> done
> compiling this info, will you share? Thanks Colleen
> Swider, Keene
> Public
> Library, Keene New Hampshire
> cswider@ci.keene.nh.us
>
> Hi~
> I don't have a favorite preschool craft. But I can
> share with you some
> of my
> favorite books to share:
> I like to use "Very Quiet Cricket" by Eric Carle.
> Each
> time the cricket
> rubs
> its wings together, I have the children rub their
> palms together with
> me.
> Pretty soon, they are chanting "But nothing
> happened,
> not a sound" with
> me.
> I also like to use pop-up stories, especially the
> ones
> by Keith
> Faulkner
> like "Wide-Mouth Frog", "Long Nose Pig", etc. Also,
> the "Snappy
> Little..."
> pop-up books.
> Beverly Bixler
> San Antonio Public Library, TX
> Beverly Bixler" bbixler@sanantonio.gov
>
> My most recent favorite was a storytime on food --
> there are so many
> good
> titles. The craft was a paper plate that the kids
> used to make their
> best
> meal using food pictures cut from magazines,
> catalogs,
> and newspaper
> grocery
> ads that they glued to the plate. the key was
> having
> lots and lots of
> pictures. Everyone had great fun picking out their
> favorite foods and
> gluing and it was really easy for me.
>
> Jeanne Kelly O'Grady
> Youth Services Outreach Librarian
> Santa Cruz Public Libraries
> <OGRADYJ@santacruzpl.org>
>
>
> Craft for "Found Things"
> You could make Tree decorations from the juice can
> lids. Before story
> =
> hour hot glue ribbon hangers on each (or punch holes
> in 'em with a =
> hammer and nail and let the children string ribbon
> through the hole.) =
> Allow children to decorate with stickers, glitter,
> beads, etc.
>
> I can't wait to see where this thread goes. This is
> a
> group of people
> =
> after my own heart. We love children, books and odd
> assortments of =
> stuff. How cool!
> Peace and Blessings,
> Cathy Norman, Youth Services Librarian
> Fairport Harbor Public Library
> Fairport Harbor, OH
> 440-354-8191 ext 23
> csn71650@hotmail.com
> *Of course my opinions are my own.
> Who else would want them?*
>
> ----------
> My favorite was "Silly Day", when everyone
> (including
> library staff)
> dressed in mismatched colors and patterns, crazy
> sunglasses, funny
> hats,
> etc. I read Underwear by Mary Elise Monsell, we
> sang
> silly songs like
> Boom,Chicka Boom by the Allards and Tooty Ta by Jean
> Feldman. For our
> craft, we had cut-outs of both "shorts" and
> "bloomer"
> styles of
> underwear that the children colored and then hung on
> "clotheslines"
> stretched across the library.
>
> --
> Susan Fisher
> Bethesda Public Library
> 4905 Bethesda Road
> Thompson Station, TN 37179
> 615.790.1887
> fax: 615.760.8426
> sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org
>
> ----
> One of my MANY favorite things is a snow storytime,
> using Lois Ehlert's
> Snowballs. After looking at the collage art
> snowpeople, we lay out
> paper
> plates in 2 sizes, quilt batting, ribbon, buttons,
> pasta- any and
> everything
> in the way of "add ons" for them to create their own
> snowpeople. We
> have
> used them in displays along with the book to
> brighten
> up a gloomy
> January in
> the library.
>
> Among my favorite "food" programs are "If you give a
>
> mouse a cookie"
> and
> "The doorbell rang" for a cookie program, and
> "Pancakes, pancakes" with
> The
> story of Little Babaji. There are tons of things to
> do
> with both
> programs,
> and they are guaranteed crowd-pleasers.
>
> Kathy Crawford
> LaRue County Public Library
> 201 S. Lincoln Blvd.
> Hodgenville, Ky. 42748
> Phone:270.358.3851
> Fax:270.358.8647
> kathy_crawford@hotmail.com
>
> -----
> MissLeigh,
> May I share two preschool crafts(both very easy)?
> Paper strip highways - cut many colors of paper into
> strips an inch or 2 wide. Give the kids a piece of
> construction paper or cardstock to be the "town" and
> glue sticks and markers, then show them how to make
> a
> bridge, or stairs (folding the strips) or loop the
> loops. Their imaginations will amaze you!
>
> Packing peanut sculptures - corn starch packing
> peanuts, when dipped on a wet sponge, will stick to
> paper and each other. Save some from the book
> shipments (or ask a bookstore for a bag; a little
> goes
> a long way. In desperation, you can buy the colored
> ones at the craft stores). Put out some damp sponges
> in shallow pans (frozen dinner pans) for dipping and
> ½
> sheets of cardstock for a base, plus plenty of paper
> towels. Tell the kids to hold them together while
> they count to 10, and to build HIGH!
> Favorite book: Bark George (Feiffer)
> (close second: Cow that Went Oink (Most)
> Any chance you can compile and share with the list?
> Elizabeth Murphy
> Youth Librarian
> Spicewood Springs Branch
> Austin Public Library
> 8637 Spicewood Springs Rd.
> Austin, TX 78759
> (512)258-9282
> fax (512)331-4435
> elizabeth.murphy@ci.austin.tx.us
> -----
> Leigh,
>
> Trying to come up with a favorite craft after more
> than 20 years of
> programs
> would be extremely difficult for me, but I did come
> up
> with one that is
> a
> lot of fun. It came from the Valentine's Day
> chapter
> of my book. The
> same
> is true with books, but two that I particularly like
> are "My Little
> Sister
> Ate One Hare" by Bill Grossman and "Hi, Pizza Man"
> by
> Virginia Walter.
>
> CRAFT:
> Valentine sun catcher
> 1. Cut squares of clear Con-tac® paper. Cut heart
> shaped frames from
> construction paper.
> 2. Peel off the backing on one of the squares and
> place it sticky side
> up.
> 3. Have the children place one valentine frame on
> the
> square. Inside
> this
> frame, have the children place several small hearts.
>
> You can buy
> various
> size paper punches in the shape of a heart to make
> the
> small hearts
> quickly.
> 4. Sprinkle glitter inside the large heart.
> 5. Peel off the backing of another square of clear
> Con-tac® paper and
> carefully place it on the top of the first square.
> This is something
> an
> adult might need to do, but the children can squeeze
> out any air
> bubbles to
> seal the two sheets.
> 6. Cut around the heart frame, leaving a border of
> Con-tac® paper.
> Most
> children can do this since it doesn't have to be
> perfect because it
> isn't
> too noticeable. The children just have to be
> careful
> not to cut inside
> the
> frame.
> 7. Since Valentine's Day is a time to show caring,
> you
> might have each
> child
> make an extra
> craft to share with a shut-in the family knows or
> take
> the extras to a
> nursing home.
>
> You'll probably get as many different suggestions as
> you get responses,
> but
> these are mine. (For today, at least! Ask me
> tomorrow and you might
> get
> different ones.)
>
> Susan Dailey
> librarian and author of A Storytime Year
> (www.susanmdailey.com)
> Ossian Branch Library, Ossian, Indiana
> 219-622-4691
> <mailto:obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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From: "Lorie J. O'Donnell" <odonnell@midyork.lib.ny.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Ivory Snow recipe
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I found all sorts of listings on the web for using Ivory Snow in crafts.
The one for "paint" calls for 1 cup of flakes to 1/2 cup water
The one for
"clay" calls for 2 cups of flakes to 1/2 cup water.
Seems the consistency
you need would be just about half way between. Hope this helps.
Lorie J. O'Donnell
Jervis Public Library Children's Room
Rome, NY 13440
Cut if you will, with Sleep's dull knife,
Each day to half its length, my friend, --
The years that Time takes off my life,
He'll take from the other end!
"Midnight Oil" by E. St. V. Millay
> From: Andrea Terry <cavgrads97@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 15:19:15 CST
> To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> Subject: Ivory Snow recipe
>
> Does anyone out there know the recipe for Ivory Snow
> "frosting?" We used to whip up a lot of soap flakes
> with a little water. We then spread it on pint milk
> cartons with plastic knives and decorated it with
> buttons and other craft findings to make non-edible
> (duh...) gingerbread-type houses. I seem to have lost
> the exact recipe.
>
> Thanks! You folks always pull through for me!
>
> =====
> Andrea Terry
> Juvenile Services Librarian
> Libby Memorial Library
> Old Orchard Beach, Maine
> cavgrads97@yahoo.com
>
> __________________________________________________
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From: "Ned Wall" <nedwall@rcn.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Programming and teaching style
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I'm a student in the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at
Queens College. For my final project in Prof. Mary K. Chelton's Planning and
Delivering Young Adult Services in the Public Library course, I am looking
at Susan Hynds' _On the Brink: Negotiating Literacy and Life with
Adolescents_ (New York: Teachers College Press, 1997). In the book, Prof.
Hynds discusses and advocates a constructivist teaching approach over a
transmissionist teaching approach.
Two quotes: "Vygotskian constructivism suggested that, since learning
is
primarily social in origin, students should engage in frequent collaborative
experiences, learning from and with each other as well as teachers."
(256).
"I believed that individual learners actively construct their own
knowledge
and that one of my primary goals was to know when to 'step out of the way'
and allow my students to develop naturally and independently." (73).
This
second quotation describes Piagetian constructivism.
Her discussion makes me wonder whether program designers take changes in
teaching theory into account when planning and giving programs. So, if you
are responsible for programming, have you changed the kinds of programs you
do or the style of programs in response to changing theories of learning
and teaching.
Please respond to me directly and I'll summarize for the lists (I'm posting
to both PUBYAC and YALSA-L).
Ned Wall (nedwall@rcn.com)
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From: lcole <lcole@du.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Teen Services
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Dear PUBYAC colleagues and friends,
Our library district has been researching teen needs and trends and I'd
appreciate your help.
I would like to repeat a question I asked a couple of weeks ago and also ask
a
more general question.
Does you library circulate computer or video games for teens? Or does
your
library provide computer games for teens to use in the library? If you
do
circulate or provide computer games in the library, has it been successful
for
your library?
Has your library instituted any new programs or services for teen that have
been especially successful? If so, I'd love to hear about it.
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From: lcole <lcole@du.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Teen Services
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Dear PUBYAC colleagues and friends,
Our library district has been researching teen needs and trends and I'd
appreciate your help.
I would like to repeat a question I asked a couple of weeks ago and also ask
a
more general question.
Does you library circulate computer or video games for teens? Or does
your
library provide computer games for teens to use in the library? If you
do
circulate or provide computer games in the library, has it been successful
for
your library?
Has your library instituted any new programs or services for teen that have
been especially successful? If so, I'd love to hear about it.
As always I appreciate your information and wisdom.
Lisa Cole
Arapahoe Library District
lcole@ald.lib.co.us
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From: "Melanie Atkinson" <mratkinson@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: database and websites
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Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 21:28:46 CST
Hello everyone,
Just a couple of questions.
1) Has anyone tried out the Children's Literature Comprehensive Database? If
so what are your thoughts. Out library system is evaluating databases
to
recommend and this is one on our list. We just want to know how others
like
it as well.
2) We are also looking into a re-vamping of our children's website. We are
starting out with a mission statement and I was wondering what are the
mission statements for other library websites for children (not the mission
statement for the library, just the website) Please include the URL for your
site as well.
Email me directly at mratkinson@hotmail.com
or sml_melanie@stls.org
TIA
Melanie Atkinson
Children's Librarian
Steele Memorial Library
Elmira, NY
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From: Leigh Lambert <missleighlambert@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Mother Goose Time--Seeking Tips and Favorites
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--- Leigh Lambert <missleighlambert@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 07:12:25 -0800 (PST)
> From: Leigh Lambert <missleighlambert@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Mother Goose Time--Seeking Tips and
> Favorites
> To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>
> Hi All,
> In January, I will step into leading/sharing a
> Mother
> Goose Time for "little ones," aged 6-24 months and
> their accompanying adults. I feel wonderful with
> PreK
> storytimes and with Toddler/Time for Twos
> Storytimes,
> but I know little about this youngest age group. In
> fact, I've not found many opportunities to interact
> with babies in my life. (A few of my contemporaries
> and relatives are having babies, but I've held very
> few.) My heart is warm and open, though, and babies
> seem to coo and smile at me from their parents'
> arms.
>
>
> I hereby seek your collective warmth and wisdom. I'm
> currently reading Jane Marino's and Dorothy F.
> Houlihan's _Mother Goose Time_, which seems like a
> seminal book, offering "sheet music," album titles,
> picture book titles, display book titles, and
> resource
> book titles. Now I ask you to please send a message
> about your favorite materials, rhymes, activities,
> songs, etc. I'd prefer those acceptable for both
> prewalkers and walkers. Any special tips for
> shaping
> the time and space and dealing with behavior issues
> (of children and of parents) are welcomed.
>
> I will create a compilation of all responses and
> post
> it for all of you. Thank you very much in advance
> for
> what may prove to be your holiday present to me.
>
> Leigh Lambert
> Richmond Public Library
> East End Branch
> 2414 "R" St.
> Richmond, VA 23223
> phone: (804) 646-4474
> fax: (804) 646-0104
> missleighlambert@yahoo.com
>
>
> __________________________________________________
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>
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From: karp@tln.lib.mi.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Position Available in Michigan
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NOVI PUBLIC LIBRARY IS LOOKING FOR A YOUTH LIBRARIAN
<paraindent><param>out</param>We are seeking a personable
and creative
<paraindent><param>out</param>
librarian to join our team.
<underline>POSITION:</underline>
Youth Services Librarian - Full time
<underline>QUALIFICATIONS</underline>:
Masters in Library and Information Science from ALA
accredited school
Enthusiastic, friendly, self-motivated, youth-oriented
Experience in youth programming and storytimes desirable
Internet/CD-ROM expertise/Computer-related technologies
Strong oral, written and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and as a team
Dedication to public service with a special interest in youth
<underline>RESPONSIBILITIES:
</underline> Planning, coordinating and presenting storytimes, class
visit=
s,
book talks
Planning, coordinating and assisting with all youth programs
Collection development in a specified area
Working on main reference desk serving all ages
Assisting patrons with Internet, On-Line Catalogs
Creating a comfortable and positive atmosphere for library
patrons
<underline>SALARY RANGE:
</underline> Begins at $31,147 to 42,049, commensurate with library
experience
<underline>BENEFITS:</underline>
Medical, prescription, dental, optical
Vacation, sick, floating holidays, personal business days
<underline>HOURS:</underline>
37.5 hours weekly. Monday-Thursday; some evenings,
alternate Friday/Saturdays, a few Sundays per year
<underline>APPLY:</underline>
Please include with your resume and cover letter an answer to
the following question: Why would you be an asset to the
Novi Public Library=92s Youth Team? Send to:
Margi Karp-Opperer
Novi Public Library
45245 W. Ten Mile
Novi, Michigan 48375
<underline>DEADLINE:
</underline> January 5 or until position is filled
NOVI PUBLIC LIBRARY IS AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Marjorie Karp-Opperer, Head of Youth Services
Novi Public Library, Novi, MI.
karp@tln.lib.mi.us
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From: "Taylor Juvenile" <taylorjuv@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: clockmaker story solved
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A big thanks to everyone who answered my query about the clockmaker, which
turned out to be a song about an old man and a grandfather clock.
Thanks again!
Gloria
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From: "Sandy Hartsel" <hartsesa@oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Problem Behavior
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 21:30:34 CST
Hello,
How do you handle problem behavior at your library?
I am
specifically interested in how you would handle an 18 year old who has
been repeatedly disruptive (swearing, being loud, etc.) He has been
banned in the past for up to 6 months. Do you ban them from the
library
- if so, for how long? Have you ever banned anyone for their lifetime?
Sandy Hartsel
Bettsville Public Library
hartsesa@oplin.lib.oh.us
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: 75 Percent of Youth Look for Health on Net
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75 Percent of Youth Look for Health on Net
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/abc/20011211/ts/generationrx011211_1.html
"More young people get health information from the Internet than use it
to =
download music, play games, or check sports scores, a new survey
finds."
See also
Debate Over Filters
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/tip_debate.html
Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/tip_cipa.html
and
http://www.ala.org/cipa/
__________________________
Don Wood
Program Officer/Communications
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 1 + 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/
http://www.ala.org/cipa/cipalegalfund.html
intellectual freedom @ your library
Free People Read Freely=AE
"Congress Shall Make No Law Respecting an Establishment
of Religion, or Prohibiting the Free Exercise Thereof; or
Abridging the Freedom of Speech, or of the Press; or the
Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble, and To Petition
the Government for a Redress of Grievances."--First Amendment
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